A skills model and clustering system are presented, based on the assumptions that the tasks of all work, including scholarship, require many similar skills that can be identified and clustered. Six levels of competency are addressed: possession, combination, application, quantity, quality, and mastery. These skills can be clustered into adaptive…

Each chapter of this yearbook is written by a different member of the writing committee, whose chairman, Horton C. Southworth, headed the Commission on Internships appointed in 1965 to study the teacher internship concept theoretically and report the nature of its implications across the nation. Part 1 on structure and strategies of internships…

The need to prepare social work administrators for the field is now recognized. Problems pertaining to the development of administration placements are identified and special arrangements are suggested that require a departure from traditional field instruction models and school-agency relationships. (Author/MLW)

The off-campus term program (OCT) of the University of South Florida is described. The OCT represents a model of centralized, comprehensive experiential education. The methods and systems used are described as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the OCT centralized model. (Author/SF)

Proposes an approach for supervising school counseling interns which integrates supervisor roles, intern skills, and stages of supervision process. Describes a four-stage approach in which the supervisors assess interns' needs and select the supervision focus and most suitable supervisor role for accomplishing supervision goals. (Author/GCP)

The Tarleton State University Model for Accelerated Teacher Education (TMATE) was developed to expedite the certification of persons already holding a bachelor's degree and to help meet specific staffing needs of school districts in the Tarleton service area. Collaboration between the university and the school district occurs during both the…

This paper describes a conjoint, collaborative training and supervision model designed for undergraduate psychology trainees. The Paraprofessional as Companion Therapist (PACT) program provides an internship experience for undergraduates who work directly as outpatient therapeutic companion-aides with university counseling center eating disorder…

A study was conducted to assess the feasibility of operating an internship program to increase the number of talented women and minority educational researchers and to encourage the pursuit of fresh educational research related to their special concerns. The study focused on women and minority junior faculty (assistant professors, lecturers, and…

If educational administration preparation programs are to become more effective, basic premises need changing. Behavioral and social science knowledge must be deliberately included in the design, structure, and utilization of training programs drawing on the theoretical and empirical literature of socialization of adults in complex organizations.…

Professional development schools serve both novice and experienced teachers' needs by combining teacher education with professional development and school-restructuring efforts. Such schools are creating new opportunities for learning by teaching, doing, and collaborating. This article describes the University of Southern Maine's one-year,…

Explores how internship learning differs from classroom learning, using a theoretical framework of legitimate peripheral participation and a sample of 36 students enrolled in a Connecticut administrator-preparation program. Both mentors and interns felt the internship was an invaluable, "real" experience. Five themes emerged:…

Recently, many insights have been gained into how to create powerful learning environments. The goal of learning how to teach in this way has important consequences for teacher training. Firstly, scholars indicate the necessity to work out a theoretical framework for the student-teachers which is sufficiently complete, but still manageable, and…

Texas A&M University at College Station (A&M) and the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) employed portfolio assessment in their field-based principal preparation programs using the 21 performance domains of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration. In a joint venture with the Bryan Independent School District, selected…

Based on the theme of broadening the base of academic, industrial and professional connections, this proceedings presents papers delivered at the annual meeting of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC). Papers in the proceedings are divided into four sections: Models for Connecting Academia, Industries, and the…

After refining the Illinois Model for Occupational Teacher Internship, 20 practicing occupational teachers in public schools field tested the model to determine the nature and value of the concept of business/industry internships. Some major findings from data on intern evaluations revealed that (1) the internship provided an educationally…